codependency

co·de·pen·dent

 (kō′dĭ-pĕn′dənt)

adj.

1. Mutually dependent.

2. Of or relating to a relationship in which one person is psychologically dependent in an unhealthy way on someone who is addicted to a drug or self-destructive behavior, such as chronic gambling.

n.

One who is codependent or in a codependent relationship.

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co′de·pen′dence, co′de·pen′den·cy n.

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Translations

codependency

n codependencia

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